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Groton-Dunstable pulls out a thriller

Senior Josh Acaba reached on an infield single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Groton-Dunstable baseball team a dramatic 9-8 season-opening victory in Upton.

Baseball, softball

Groton-Dunstable was the home team but the game couldn't be played in Groton because the field isn't ready yet.

Groton-Dunstable 9

Nipmuc 8

Alec Ierardi scored the winning run. Nipmuc pulled into a 8-8 tie thanks to a two-run homer in the top of the seventh.

Acaba went 2-for-3, drove in 2 runs and scored a pair of runs. He was also the winning pitcher.

Ierardi went 3-for-4 to lead G-D's attack. His brother, Mike Ierardi, went 2-for-3 with a double and scored twice. Alex Dhionis, G-D's starter, pitched five-plus innings.

BC High 8

Lowell 6

Lowell High fought back after falling behind 6-1 after two innings in its season-opener at Boston College High, but the Red Raiders never caught up. Tyler Schermerhorn and Casey Creamer each had 2 hits for Lowell, which closed to 7-6 in the fifth inning.

Xavier Nunez had a double and 2 RBI. Anthony Dally also had a double. Ryan McKennedy, Chris Mansour and Matt Skotz each had 1 single.

Lowell reliever Brian Dolan struck out four BC High batters over 32/3 innings. Connor Callery struck out two over 11/3 innings.

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